Mohammed Ali al-Houthi

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi (1979-) was the de facto President of Yemen from 6 February 2015, leading the Revolutionary Committee of Yemen. He was a cousin of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.

Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Houthi was born in 1979 to a Zaidi Shi'ite Muslim family in Yemen, and was the cousin of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi. Mohammed Ali al-Houthi was appointed the President of the Revolutionary Committee of Yemen on 6 February 2015 following Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi's resignation as President following the Yemen Crisis and the Houthis takeover of Yemen. The United Nations, United States, and Gulf Cooperation Council did not recognize him as the President of Yemen, although the Houthis held the power in Yemen.